look+for

  • 1look for — {v.} 1. To think likely; expect. * /We look for John to arrive any day now./ * /The frost killed many oranges, and housewives can look for an increase in their price./ * /Bob wouldn t go for a ride with the boys because he was looking for a phone …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 2look for — {v.} 1. To think likely; expect. * /We look for John to arrive any day now./ * /The frost killed many oranges, and housewives can look for an increase in their price./ * /Bob wouldn t go for a ride with the boys because he was looking for a phone …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 3look for — phrasal 1. to await with hope or anticipation 2. to search for ; seek < looking for a new car > …

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  • 4To look for — Look Look (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to&#8230; …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 5Bob and Carol Look for Treasure — was the first story produced by the BBC as part of their Look and Read programme. The ten part serial was filmed, in September 1966, with the intention of being shown as part of the BBC s Merry Go Round series but was instead broadcast, between&#8230; …

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  • 6The Look for Less — is a television show airing on the Style Network. Previously hosted by contestant Elisabeth Hasselbeck, the current host is America s Next Top Model winner Yoanna House. Yoanna was one of thirteen contestants on America s Next Top Model, Cycle&#8230; …

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  • 7look for a needle in a haystack — See: NEEDLE IN A HAY STACK …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 8look for a needle in a haystack — See: NEEDLE IN A HAY STACK …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 9Look — (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10Look and Read — is a BBC television programme for primary schools, aimed at improving children s literacy skills. The programme presents fictional stories in a serial format, the first of which was broadcast in 1967 and the most recent in 2004, making it the&#8230; …

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